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Applications will be open until this position is filled. If the ad is posted, we are still accepting applicants.Hummingbird Scientific is seeking an Senior Mechatronic/Mechanical Engineer to be a key member of a specialized, hands-on engineering team responsible for designing, developing, and building in-situ equipment for electron, ion, and x-ray microscopes. Our engineers collaborate directly with machinists and assembly technicians to bring their designs to life. Our product development projects utilize the full range of our engineers abilities and imagination. Bring a creative mind, a broad range of engineering and technical skills, and a driving desire to build it betterĀ to succeed and thrive here.
As the Senior Mechatronic/Mechanical Engineering you will not only be a key technical member of the engineering team, but also be charged with mentoring the other engineers and technicians. It is therefore essential that you have the desire to be both a leader and a hands-on engineer. Because we work in small, independent teams, a successful candidate must be self-directing and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will be responsible for your own project scheduling, budgeting, as well as project scheduling and budgeting for projects of engineers who you mentor to ensure on-time completion.
Principal background and skills include:
- Degree in Engineering (M.S. or Ph.D. preferred)
- Demonstrated mentoring/leadership of an engineering design and development team (schedule, budget, and resources planning abilities)
- Multi-project management experience
- Must be interested to work both as a team leader and for some projects as the lead design engineer
- Strong experience designing precision engineered systems
- Strong 3-D CAD skills
- Product development experience
- Ability to work from first principles
- Experience collaborating with fabricators (machinists, welders, etc.)
- This position has the potential to grow into a management position, so make sure to comment in your cover letter what skills gives you the foundation to grow into a position that would have a more management focus
- Highlight your management experience and skills in your cover letter
Apply online with your resume, cover letter, salary history and salary requirements.
Compensation: Hummingbird Scientific offers a generous compensation package based on experience and demonstrated capabilities. Benefits include paid vacation, holidays, sick time, medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as a company 401(k) plan.
Location: This job is located in Lacey, WA.
Please note: a cover letters describing your experience relative to this job is required.About Hummingbird Scientific
Hummingbird Scientific builds products for electron and ion microscopy with an emphasis on transmission electron microscopes (TEM). In close collaboration with our customers, we design and manufacture all aspects of these complex systems from mechanical, electrical, and software design to fabrication and assembly. We aim to provide pioneering solutions for applications in nanotechnology, materials science, and biology.
Our facility in Lacey, WA includes our engineering workspaces dedicated to advanced 3-D mechanical/mechatronics design, our precision manufacturing shop, part inspection area, system assembly lab and scientific electron microscopy lab.
As all of these facilities are placed under one roof, engineers can effectively work together with machinists, assembly technicians and scientists to develop our in-situ microscopy tools. Engineers are in charge of all aspects of the product development cycle, where there is typically one lead Engineer working with help of other engineers to holistically design new systems.
More information can be found at:
http://hummingbirdscientific.com/engineering/#workshops
http://hummingbirdscientific.com/engineering/#engineering
